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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011 - Community Development Block Grant Commission - Annual ReportCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT COMMISSION ANNUAL REPORT: 2011 The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Commission held four regular meetings which included two public hearings, and six special Competitive Process- related meetings during 2011. The Commission had no corresponding work sessions with City Council, although staff had fall work sessions on the topics of social services, and early childhood development/childcare. The public hearings were held to solicit comments on the community development and affordable housing needs of the city. These comments were used to guide decisions concerning the allocation of CDBG, HOME, the City’s Affordable Housing Fund (AHF) and Human Services Program (HSP) monies during the next program year. The regular and special meetings were held to review the Spring and Fall Competitive Process applications for community development and affordable housing proposals, and to monitor progress of the CDBG and HOME Programs, as well as the use of AHF and HSP dollars. The Commission provided recommendations to City Council concerning the expenditure of the City’s FY 2011 CDBG and HOME entitlement grants, as well as the City’s AHF and HSP monies. Keep Fort Collins Great (KFCG) dollars, approved by voters through a tax increase measure in November 2010, were used for human services programs. Not all proposals submitted for the Spring cycle were funded, especially in the Public/Human Services category, where the requests for funding exceeded available funding. All revenue streams (CDBG, HOME, AHF, HSP, KFCG), as well as Program Income (money returned to programs) and miscellaneous carryover revenues, are included in the funding amounts listed below: Spring Cycle Funding Totals Fall Cycle Funding Totals CDBG $ 1,185,505 HOME $ 578,441 HOME $ 339,615 AHF $ 325,024 HSP $ 389,601 KFCG $ 150,733 Total $ 2,065,454 Total $ 903,465 The projects and programs funded during 2011 were:  B.A.S.E. Camp: Childcare Scholarships  Boys & Girls Club: After-School and School Break Program  Catholic Charities Northern: Senior Outreach  Catholic Charities Northern: Shelter and Supportive Services  City of Fort Collins: Analysis of Impediments (AI) to Fair Housing Choice  City of Fort Collins: CDBG Program Administration  City of Fort Collins: HOME Program Administration  City of Fort Collins: Home Buyer Assistance Program  Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA): Salary Assistance  Crossroads Safehouse: Advocacy Program CDBG Commission Annual Report: 2011 Page 2  Disabled Resource Services (DRS): Access to Independence Program  Education & Life Training Center (ELTC): Education & Job Skills Training  Elderhaus: Therapy Center Activity Programs  Family Center: Childcare Scholarships  Fort Collins Housing Authority (FCHA): Supportive Housing Development  Food Bank for Larimer County: Kids Café Program  Habitat for Humanity: Rigden Cottages East - Land Acquisition  Homelessness Prevention Initiative (HPI): Emergency Rent Assistance  Housing Authority of the City of Loveland: Larimer Home Improvement Program  Larimer Center for Mental Health (LCMH): Community Dual Disorders Team  Matthews House: Case Management  Merton Homes: Union Place  Neighbor to Neighbor: Emergency Rent Assistance  Neighbor to Neighbor: Housing Counseling  Northern Colorado AIDS Project (NCAP): Case Management & Homelessness Prevention  Project Self-Sufficiency (PSS): Services for Single Parent Families  Respite Care: Sliding Scale Fee Tuition Assistance  Rehabilitation & Visiting Nurse Ass. (RVNA): Home Health Care Scholarships  Suicide Resource Center (Alliance for Suicide Prevention): Education Materials  Teaching Tree: Childcare Scholarships  Villages, Ltd. (Fort Collins Housing Corporation)/Cornerstone: Legacy Senior Residences  Volunteers of America (VOA): Home Delivered Meals  Women’s Resource Center (WRC): Dental Care Assistance Program